UEFA Women's EURO 2013 Qualifying Round groups have been drawn in UEFA Headquarters, Nyon. TFF was represented by Taygun Erdem, Women's U17 and U15 National Teams Coach, and Metin Tuncer, TFF International Deparment Manager, in this draw.
After the UEFA Women's EURO 2013 Qualifying Round Draw, Turkey have been drawn with holders Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Romania and Kazakhstan in Group 2.
In the qualifying group stage, The two preliminary round winners join the 36 highest-ranked qualifying contenders in four groups of five teams and three of six played on a home-and-away basis between 17 September 2011 and 19 September 2012. The group winners and best runners-up (counting results against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their section) progress to the final tournament, and the other six runners-up go to the play-offs.
In the Play-offs, the six teams will be drawn into three pairs for the two-legged play-offs on 20/21 and 24/25 October 2012. The three nations with the highest coefficients are seeded and at home in the second leg. The three winners qualify for the finals.
In the finals, hosts Sweden will join the 11 qualifiers. The final tournament will be held from 10 to 28 July 2013. There will be three groups of four teams, with the top two from each section and the two best runners-up going into the quarter-finals, from when the competition is a straight knockout.
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 4 |
Italy |
Germany |
Norway |
France |
Russia |
Spain |
Iceland |
Scotland |
Poland |
Switzerland |
Belgium |
Rep. of Ireland |
Greece |
Romania |
Hungary |
Wales |
FYROM |
TURKEY |
Northern Ireland |
Israel |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Kazakhstan |
Bulgaria |
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GROUP 5 |
GROUP 6 |
GROUP 7 |
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Finland |
England |
Denmark |
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Ukraine |
Netherlands |
Czech Republic |
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Belarus |
Slovenia |
Austria |
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Slovakia |
Serbia |
Portugal |
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Estonia |
Croatia |
Armenia |
NOTE: Match schedules will be announced later.